Chapter 6 of Our Town and Civic Duty is here in full — 831 sentences across 167 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of Our Town and Civic Duty is here in full — 831 sentences across 167 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
STORIES ABOUT OUR PUBLIC SERVANTS The Policeman. The Fireman. The Postman. The Street Cleaner. The Garbage Collector.
Chapter 6 of Our Town and Civic Duty is here in full — 831 sentences across 167 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a preparation used in cleaning something
From this reading “The Street Cleaner.”
a person who collects things
From this reading “The Garbage Collector.”
play in which children pretend to put out a fire
From this reading “The Fireman.”
food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
From this reading “The Garbage Collector.”
a member of a police force
From this reading “STORIES ABOUT OUR PUBLIC SERVANTS The Policeman.”
a man who delivers the mail
From this reading “The Postman.”
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading “STORIES ABOUT OUR PUBLIC SERVANTS The Policeman.”
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “STORIES ABOUT OUR PUBLIC SERVANTS The Policeman.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
someone who holds a government position (either by election or appointment)
In this reading “STORIES ABOUT OUR PUBLIC SERVANTS The Policeman.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading STORIES ABOUT OUR PUBLIC SERVANTS The Policeman.
a preparation used in cleaning something
From this reading The Street Cleaner.
a person who collects things
From this reading The Garbage Collector.
play in which children pretend to put out a fire
From this reading The Fireman.
food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
From this reading The Garbage Collector.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading STORIES ABOUT OUR PUBLIC SERVANTS The Policeman.
a member of a police force
From this reading STORIES ABOUT OUR PUBLIC SERVANTS The Policeman.
a man who delivers the mail
From this reading The Postman.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading STORIES ABOUT OUR PUBLIC SERVANTS The Policeman.
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading STORIES ABOUT OUR PUBLIC SERVANTS The Policeman.
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading STORIES ABOUT OUR PUBLIC SERVANTS The Policeman.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading The Street Cleaner.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading STORIES ABOUT OUR PUBLIC SERVANTS The Policeman.
Chapter 6 of Our Town and Civic Duty by Jane Eayre Fryer holds 831 sentences, grouped into 167 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 6 holds 831 sentences of Our Town and Civic Duty, unabridged, divided into 167 reading sections.
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